QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-4166
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
West Virginia Department of Archives and History
Who documented this quilt?
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
The West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search Number:
50903
Source of the information on this quilt:
SARAH Z WILHOIT, DAUGHTER
When was the form filled out?
February 3, 97
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Interviewer:
JUANITA REED, Key by: JR
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
HUNTINGTON
Owner's name for quilt:
GEO. WASH. CHERRY TR
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
CHERRY TREE
Brackman # or other source & #:
57.6, p. 143
How wide is the quilt?
103
How long is the quilt?
84.25
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the corner treatment:
Butted
What color is the quilt?
White; Green; Red
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains
Describe the damage:
filling/batting visible
Type of inscription:
Multiple Names; Date
What is inscribed on the quilt?
S. Z. Wilhoit March, 1852 by her mother
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1852
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink
Location of inscription:
on back, on border
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1852
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1852
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Size of quilt blocks:
15 X 15
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Sashing width:
No sashing
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
Variety of fabrics, Appliqued border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Percale
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique; Hand Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Standard applique
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Embellishments used:
Silk thread; Wool thread
Description of the back:
Muslin
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout; Hand sewn
Describe the binding:
CORDING 1ST BIN
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Hand sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Stuffed work; Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Single thread, Cotton thread
Color of thread used in the quilting:
WHITE
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
12
Width between quilting lines:
0.44
Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?
yes
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; In-the-ditch
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Floral
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Other
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Sarah Zerelda Wilhoit Long Made in Versailles, Wood County, Ky., Pieced back, even stitching
Quilt top made by:
WILHOIT, MAHALA DALE
Where the quilt was made, city:
VERSAILLES
Where the quilt was made, county:
WOODFORD
Where the quilt was made, state:
Kentucky (KY)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
1972
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation; Baby or crib
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Exhibited at the Huntington Gallery (Made in America) and the National Museum of American History ( George Wasingon, A Figure Upon the Stage) in Wash DC . Displayed in Washington for almost a year. Photo appeared in the catalog of the exhibit in DC. , Eleanor Fox - Dec. 4, 1972 The "George Washinton Cherry Tree" quilt was given to the Galleries in 1958, I think, by Mr. & Mrs, William Mason Long and children - Catherine Dale Long (Mrs. Larry Schaval) Ethel Kirk Long (Mrs. Charles Dickinson) Thomas William Long Izetta Long (Mrs. Lawrence Wilbur Arkle) Sally Welch Long (Mrs. Vivuise(?) W. Edwards) Elizabeth Mason Long In memory of Wilhoit Shepherd Long, son and brother The quilt belonged to our grandmother, Sarah Zerelda Wilhoit Long, from Versailles, Ky. There is a date and the initials S>Z>W (faded ink) in one corner of quilt - We think these quilts were made as birth gifts for several members of our grandmother's family - Catherine Schaval P.S. We received an acknowledement from the Galleries after we gave the quilt. There should be some record there. C.S. Quilt The quilt was made by a woman in Woodford County, Kentucky (Versailles). It cost Mahalia Dale Wilhoit $80.00 and was a gift to her daughter, Sarah Z. Wilhoit, at birth, March 1852. It is called "George Washington's Cherry Tree". Given by Wilhoit S. Long Miss Elizabeth Long Barboursville, W.Va.
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
CF MEMO, CF MEMO
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photographs, CF MEMO
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
WILHOIT, MAHALA DAL. GEO. WASH. CHERRY TR. 1850-1875. From West Virginia Department of Archives and History, West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=26-22-4166. Accessed: 11/01/24